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- SCOTTSDALE, AZ – AUGUST 28: Arizona GOP senate candidate Kelli Ward concedes the primary in a speech to supporters at an election night event on August 28, 2018 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Former state Sen. Ward, U.S. Rep. Martha McSally and former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio were vying to replace outgoing Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ). (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)
State and county Republican Party committees have rushed to former President Donald Trump’s defense in the face of his upcoming impeachment trial, highlighting the former president’s popularity and power within the GOP.
The House voted to impeach Trump earlier this month on the sole impeachment charge of “incitement of insurrection,” with Democrats claiming he incited violence at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. Trump called on the protesters not to engage in violent acts before the protest and later told them to “go home in peace.”
Forty-five Republican senators voted several days ago against holding an impeachment trial, arguing it would be unconstitutional to impeach a former president, sending a signal that there are not enough votes to convict Trump, with a conviction requiring a two-thirds majority.
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